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A real estate expert believes the new mortgage rules that went into effect Monday will hit Alberta's market the hardest.
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U2 I! g1 O( V! ?! MThe changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.4 y# w$ Y- f- s
$ v6 e" A( ]& j* U1 ?% qPrior to today, an Alberta family with a household income of $80,000 would likely have qualified for a $400,000 home but now they will be approved for a $320,000 home.+ m4 ^7 `* ^ l1 s
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
7 R, f3 S% R! O# c& I3 G, q4 bCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market3 W/ x, ^# e: S3 G0 y
Mortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.
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"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.% }1 r- J0 y8 ]: V; M* w
J" V% U, Q! `& DWait and see what happens) r0 X) U5 `) c' R% P# i
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Natalie Whitney and her young family say that's what they're banking on so they've just decided to put their house hunting on hold.3 s5 V. {% i7 ]5 m
2 N# L$ l% L. }6 p: N$ b) u"It could be advantageous for us to wait and just see what happens to the market in six months," she said.
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The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.. L: f; q; k( t# b
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"These factors will be reflected in our forthcoming Housing Market Assessment on Oct. 26. They will cause us to issue our first "red" warning for the Canadian housing market as a whole," CEO Evan Siddall wrote in a Globe and Mail column.
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: u( b m1 B& i4 m) jKinch says for buyers who can't wait, they'll either need to come up with a bigger down payment or lower their expectations about what they can afford. |
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